Despite not having a runner finish among the top-four in the Division 1 regional at Allendale High School, Rockford's Casey Aman opened the floodgates with a fifth-place finish, leading the Rams to their second straight regional championship.

The Rams packed six runners in the top-10 and finished with 35 points to win their second straight Division 1 regional title while qualifying for the state meet for the 18th conseuctive season.

Kenowa Hills, which featured race winner Jeff Bajema, was second at 78 and Grand Haven was third at 87.

Rockford's top six runners finished within 17 seconds of each other to individually place among the top-10 in the race.

"We were happy with the outcome," Rockford coach Andy Martin said. "We had a tight pack. We were hoping to get a couple of guys up front, but we had six guys finish next to each other and took spots five through 10."

Casey Aman led the Rams with a time of 16:17 and place fifth overall. Rockford's next five runners – Austin Benoit, Grant Aman, Chris Coles, Isaac Harding and Drew Woznick – all finished within 17 seconds of Casey Aman to take spots five, six, seven, eight, nine and 10.

"It was cool to watch them come by at the finish line," Martin said. "It was like a splash of orange and black."

Rockford advances to Saturday's Division 1 state meet at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn.

"Going into the state meet, I feel like we're a solid top-three team," Martin said. "We could be second, or we could be first.

"If we have a really good day, we could be champions. We need everybody at peak performance and can potentially have a great day."